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A brief history of online slots

2017-03-24 16:49:16

If you have never played an online slot and don’t know what the term actually means then you have come to the right place! Online slots are basically digital versions of slot machines that can be played on a variety of devices such as PCs, laptops, tablets and mobile devices.

Types of online slots


There are two kinds of online slots. There are ones you need to download software in order to play them which are called downloadable online slots. And the more popular ones where you can play them right away without having to download a thing and these are called instant play online slots. These slots can be played in most internet browsers by using an up to date flash player. They are readily available in most casinos and have recently become extremely popular thanks to a gigantic upsurge in mobile gaming. Online Slots can now be played instantly on mobile and tablet devices and this has provided a huge market for lots of online casinos to take full advantage of.

A history of online slots


Online Slots came about in the late 1990’s when online casinos started to emerge all over the internet. These casinos knew there was a nice gap in the market for players who did not want to visit bars and casinos in order to play some games and place a few bets. Online casino providers started to created digitised versions of various popular slot machine games and then things really picked up. To date, there over 40 software companies that develop online slots and this is gradually increasing as online slots become more and more popular with players. The oldest known online slot is the classic three reel slot game. These type of slots normally have just one single winning payline but some also range between three and nine. They do not feature special symbols such as wild, scatter, or free spins symbols, nor have any bonus games features.